Three people dead after gun store shooting in New Orleans

Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies investigate a shooting at the Jefferson Gun Outlet in Metairie, Louisiana (Sophia Germer/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

A person entered a gun store and shooting range in a New Orleans suburb and fatally shot two people on Saturday, prompting customers and staff to open fire on the gunman, a sheriff said.

The incident happened around 2.50 pm at the Jefferson Gun Outlet in the suburb of Metairie, according to a release from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office.